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Officer William Kern found guilty

Jurors find Officer William Kern guilty of reckless endangerment in the shooting of a police trainee.

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Updated: 6:14 PM EDT Oct 17, 2013

Officer William Kern found guilty

Jurors find Officer William Kern guilty of reckless endangerment in the shooting of a police trainee.

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Updated: 6:14 PM EDT Oct 17, 2013

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WEBVTT FROM WBAL-TV 11, THIS IS BREAKING NEWS. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE FOLLOWING LATEBREAKING DEVELOPMENTS OUT OF TOWSON WHERE THE JURY HAS REACHED A VERDICT IN THE TRIAL OF BALTIMORE CITY POLICE OFFICER WILLIAM KERN. HE IS CHARGED IN THE SHOOTING OF A POLICE RECRUIT. DAVID COLLINS HAS THE BREAKING NEWS ON THE GUILTY VERDICT. EXCESS FOREST DELIBERATIONS ARE CONCERNED, IT REALLY DIDN'T TAKE THAT LONG. -- AS FAR AS DELIBERATIONS ARE CONCERNED. WILLIAM KERN WAS FOUND GUILTY OF RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT. THAT CHARGE CARRIES A FIVE-YEAR PRISON TERM. HE MAINTAINS HE ACCIDENTALLY GRABBED HIS DUTY GUN RATHER THAN A TRAINING WEAPON, BOTH WERE PLACED NEXT TO EACH OTHER. CADET RAMIN GRAY WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD. COURT RECORDS INDICATE KERN INTENDED TO FIRE A SHOT WITH THE TRAINING DONE INTO A DOOR WHERE RECRUITS HAD BEEN MILLING AROUND BEHIND. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FACT HE HAD A LIVE WEAPON WITH HIM, PARTICIPATING IN A TRAINING EXERCISE, CONSTITUTED RECKLESS BEHAVIOR. THE FAMILY FILED A $5 MILLION LAWSUIT THAT HAS JUST BEEN TRANSFERRED TO FEDERAL COURT. SENTENCING IN THE CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 17. OFFICER WILLIAM SCOTT KERN, CITY OFFICER, FOUND GUILTY OF RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT BY A BALTIMORE COUNTY JURY. HE FACES UP TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON.

Officer William Kern found guilty

Jurors find Officer William Kern guilty of reckless endangerment in the shooting of a police trainee.